Elizabeth Hare

Quantitative Geneticist/Owner

Dog Genetics LLC, Astoria, NY

| she/her | (718) 530-5575 | |

Employment

Quantitative Geneticist/Owner, Dog Genetics LLC

Selected Contracts

2021-2023 Detector Dog Phenotype-Genotype Project PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Developed anew C-BARQ-based questionnaire for selection and study of detector dogs
  • Cleaned and Analyzed data from behavior tests and questionnaires
  • Produced organized, documented data sets for collaborators
  • Wrote and maintained R code for analyses and internal reports with version control and emphasis on reusability

2018-2021 Long-Term Behavior and Health Surveillance of Search-and_Rescue Dogs Responding to the 9/11 Attacks PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Planned project and obtained funding from the AKC Canine Health Foundation
  • Analyzed survival data comparing search-and-rescue dogs who responded to 9/11 with dogs who were not deployed
  • Compared causes of death between deployed and non-deployed dogs
  • Fitted generalized additive models to compare how C-BARQ measures differed between deployed and non-deployed dogs

2015-2021 C-BARQ Traits in Working Dog Populations PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Used statistical models to compare C-BARQ traits in dog populations
  • Search-and-rescue and pet dogs
  • Explosive detection and service dogs in a prison puppy program

2015-2023 Breeding and Selection Advice PennVet Working Dog Center (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Calculated estimated breeding values (EBV) for selectively breeding Labradors
  • Building algorithm to help with decisions on accepting donated dogs

2013-2015 Genetics Consultation and Teaching Leader Dogs for the Blind (Rochester Hills, MI)

  • Cleaned and organized pedigree, behavior, and health data
  • Estimated heritabilities of key traits to assess possible results of selection
  • Calculated estimated EBVs and selection indices used to plan breedings
  • Taught breeding manager to clean and analyze data and use it to calculate EBVs; provided extensive and detailed written documentation

2010-2013 Lead, DHS-Funded Genetics and Genomics Project TSA Canine Breeding and Development Center (San Antonio, TX)

  • Proposed and received funding for multi-year study of behavior and health genetics and genomics of explosives detector dogs
  • Supervised a Research Coordinator who built a database, entered behavior and health data, and collected and shipped DNA samples for genotyping
  • Analyzed heritabilities of work-related behaviors
  • Provided EBVs and selection indices to identify dogs with the highest genetic potential to retain as breeding stock
  • Used genotype data to screen for genomic regions associated with key behaviors
  • Collaborated in an analysis to find genomic regions associated with acceptance for further training

Previous Positions Held

2006-2010 Postdoctoral Associate/Research Associate Professor South Texas Psychiatric Genetics Research Center (San Antonio, TX)

  • Organized and cleaned data from multi-site international studies including human pedigrees, diagnoses, and measured behavioral phenotypes
  • Estimated heritabilities of the age of onset of schizophrenia and personality traits in families affected by bipolar disorder
  • Provided statistical analyses for studies of genetic linkage and association and behavioral phenotypes (anxiety, substance use)

2002-2004 Research Geneticist USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (Beltsville, MD)

  • Analyzed rates of participation in dairy phenotype testing
  • Characterized the US dairy cattle population by describing trends in length of herd testing participation and calving intervals

1998-2002 Research Associate Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

  • Designed and taught distance education courses in canine and feline genetics
  • Provided statistical analysis for studies on Heritability of catalase levels in rams and and effects of day length on hormone concentration in rabbits

Volunteer Positions

2022-2024 Assistant Director, Data Management and Open Science (ManyDogs Project)

2023-2024 Co-Lead, Accessibility Working Group (The Turing Way)

2022-2024 Book Dash Contributor (The Turing Way)

2019-2024 Conference and Accessibility Teams (FORWARDS Taskforce for Women and Other Underrepresented Minorities)

2010-2020 Conference Organizer, Grant Writer (PennVet Working Dog Center)

Recent Awards and Financial Support

2024 rOpenSci Champions Program (rOpenSci)

2024 Co-Host of The Turing Way Fireside Chat: Evolving Open Science and Research Software Communities for Accessibility and Inclusion (Society of Research Software Engineering)

Education

1998 Ph.D., Genetics George Washington University (Washington, DC)

1991 BA, Biology Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)

Selected Publications

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Hare, E., Essler, J. L., Otto, C. M., Ebbecke, D., & Serpell, J. A. (2024). Development of a modified c-BARQ for evaluating behavior in working dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, 1371630.
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ManyDogs Project, Espinosa, J., Hare, E., Alberghina, D., Perez Valverde, B. M., & Stevens, J. R. (n.d.). Data fromManyDogs 1. Journal of Open Psychology Data.
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Eyre, A. W., Zapata, I., Hare, E., Serpell, J. A., Otto, C. M., & Alvarez, c. E. (2023). Machine learning prediction and classification of behavioral selection in a canine olfactory detection program. Scientific Reports, 13, 12489.
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ManyDogs Project, Espinosa, J., Stevens, J. R., Alberghina, D., Bogese, M., Bray, E., Buchsbaum, D., Byosiere, S.-E., Dror, S., Freeman, M. S., Gnanadesikan, G., et al. (2023). ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs’ pointing comprehension. Animal Cognition and Behavior, 232–286.
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ManyDogs Project, Alberghina, D., Bray, E., Buchsbaum, D., Byosiere, S.-E., Espinosa, J., Gnanadesikan, G., Guran, C.-N. A., Hare, E., Horschler, D., Huber, L., et al. (2023). ManyDogs project: A big team science approach to investigating canine behavior and cognition. Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews, 18, 59–77.
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Eyre, A. W., Zapata, I., Hare, E., Lee, K. M., Bellis, C., Essler, J. L., Otto, C. M., Serpell, J. A., & Alvarez, C. E. (2022). Genome scanning of behavioral selection in a canine olfactory detection breeding cohort. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 14984.
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Hare, E. (2022). Writing alt text to communicate the meaning in data visualizations. In Do no harm guide: Centering accessibility in data visualization (pp. 31–39). Urban Institute.
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Joo, R., Sánchez-Tapia, A., Mortara, S., Saibene, Y. B., Turner, H., Peter, D. H., Morandeira, N. S., Bannert, M., Almazrouq, B., Hare, E., et al. (2022). Ten simple rules to host an inclusive conference. In PLoS computational biology (No. 7; Vol. 18, p. e1010164). Public Library of Science.
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Hare, E., Kelsey, K. M., Niedermeyer, G. M., & Otto, C. M. (2021). Long-term behavioral resilience in search-and-rescue dogs responding to the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 234, 105173.
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Hare, E., Joffe, E., Wilson, C., Serpell, J., & Otto, C. M. (2021). Behavior traits associated with career outcome in a prison puppy-raising program. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 236, 105218.
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Niedermeyer, G. M., Hare, E., Brunker, L. K., Berk, R. A., Kelsey, K. M., Darling, T. A., Nord, J. L., Schmidt, K. K., & Otto, C. M. (2020). A randomized cross-over field study of pre-hydration strategies in dogs tracking in hot environments. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 292.
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Otto, C. M., Hare, E., Buchweitz, J. P., Kelsey, K. M., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2020). Fifteen-year surveillance of pathological findings associated with death or euthanasia in search-and-rescue dogs deployed to the september 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(7), 734–743.
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Hare, E., Kelsey, K. M., Serpell, J. A., & Otto, C. M. (2018). Behavior differences between search-and-rescue and pet dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 118.
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Contreras, J., Hare, E., Chavarrı́a, G., & Raventós, H. (2018). Quantitative genetic analysis of anxiety trait in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 225, 395–398.
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Contreras, J., Hare, E., Chavarrı́a-Soley, G., & Raventós, H. (2018). Genome-wide QTL analysis for anxiety trait in bipolar disorder type i. Journal of Affective Disorders, 234, 105–108.
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Leighton, E. A., Hare, E., Thomas, S., Waggoner, L. P., & Otto, C. M. (2018). A solution for the shortage of detection dogs: A detector dog center of excellence and a cooperative breeding program. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 284.
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Otto, C. M., Hare, E., Nord, J. L., Palermo, S. M., Kelsey, K. M., Darling, T. A., Schmidt, K., & Coleman, D. (2017). Evaluation of three hydration strategies in detection dogs working in a hot environment. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4, 174.
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Contreras Rojas, J., Hare, E., Chavarrı́a Molina, G., & Raventós Vorst, H. (2017). Quantitative genetic analysis of anxiety trait in bipolar disorder.
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Legge, C., Lopez, A., Hanna, P., Cote, E., Hare, E., & Martinson, S. (2013). Histological characterization of dilated cardiomyopathy in the juvenile toy manchester terrier. Veterinary Pathology, 50(6), 1043–1052.
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Hare, E., Contreras, J., Raventos, H., Flores, D., Jerez, A., Nicolini, H., Ontiveros, A., Almasy, L., & Escamilla, M. (2012). Genetic structure of personality factors and bipolar disorder in families segregating bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 136(3), 1027–1033.
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Contreras, J., Hare, E., Escamilla, M., & Raventos, H. (2012). Principal domains of quantitative anxiety trait in subjects with lifetime history of mania. Journal of Affective Disorders, 136(1-2), e69–e75.
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Hare, E., Glahn, D. C., Dassori, A., Raventos, H., Nicolini, H., Ontiveros, A., Medina, R., Mendoza, R., Jerez, A., Munoz, R., et al. (2010). Heritability of age of onset of psychosis in schizophrenia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 153(1), 298–302.
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Contreras, J., Hare, E., Pacheco, A., Escamilla, M., & Raventos, H. (2010). Is subclinical anxiety an endophenotype for bipolar i patients? A study from a costa rican sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 122(3), 267–272.
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Glahn, D. C., Almasy, L., Barguil, M., Hare, E., Peralta, J. M., Kent, J. W., Dassori, A., Contreras, J., Pacheco, A., Lanzagorta, N., et al. (2010). Neurocognitive endophenotypes for bipolar disorder identified in multiplex multigenerational families. Archives of General Psychiatry, 67(2), 168–177.
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Jiménez-Castro, L., Hare, E., Medina, R., Raventos, H., Nicolini, H., Mendoza, R., Ontiveros, A., Jerez, A., Muñoz, R., Dassori, A., et al. (2010). Substance use disorder comorbidity with schizophrenia in families of mexican and central american ancestry. Schizophrenia Research, 120(1-3), 87–94.
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Escamilla, M., Hare, E., Dassori, A. M., Peralta, J. M., Ontiveros, A., Nicolini, H., Raventós, H., Medina, R., Mendoza, R., Jerez, A., et al. (2009). A schizophrenia gene locus on chromosome 17q21 in a new set of families of mexican and central american ancestry: Evidence from the NIMH genetics of schizophrenia in latino populations study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166(4), 442–449.
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Glahn, D. C., Escamilla, M. A., Barguil, M., Hare, E., Peralta, J. M., Kent, J. W., Dassori, A., Contreras, J., Pacheco, A., Lanzagorta, N., et al. (2009). Neurocognitive endophenotypes for bipolar disorder identified in multiplex multigenerational families. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 65, 169S–169S.
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Hare, E., & Thomas, S. G. (2009). Heritability of motivation-related traits in labrador retriever detector dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 6(4), 238–239.
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Ng, M. Y., Levinson, D. F., Faraone, S. V., Suárez, B. K., DeLisi, L. E., Arinami, T., Riley, B., Paunio, T., Pulver, A. E., Holmans, P. A., et al. (2009). Meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide linkage studies of schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry, 14(8), 774–785.
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Contreras, J., Hare, L., Camarena, B., Glahn, D., Dassori, A., Medina, R., Contreras, S., Ramirez, M., Armas, R., Munoz, R., et al. (2009). The serotonin transporter 5-HTTPR polymorphism is associated with current and lifetime depression in persons with chronic psychotic disorders. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 119(2), 117–127.
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Arya, R., Hare, E., Del Rincon, I., Jenkinson, C. P., Duggirala, R., Almasy, L., & Escalante, A. (2009). Effects of covariates and interactions on a genome-wide association analysis of rheumatoid arthritis. BMC Proceedings, 3, 1–6.
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Chavarrı́a-Siles, I., Contreras-Rojas, J., Hare, E., Walss-Bass, C., Quezada, P., Dassori, A., Contreras, S., Medina, R., Ramı́rez, M., Salazar, R., et al. (2008). Cannabinoid receptor 1 gene (CNR1) and susceptibility to a quantitative phenotype for hebephrenic schizophrenia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 147(3), 279–284.
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Hare, E., & Leighton, E. A. (2006). Estimation of heritability of litter size in labrador retrievers and german shepherd dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 1(2), 62–66.
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Hare, E. (1998). Estimation of heritability of litter size in dogs [PhD thesis]. The George Washington University.